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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dan tells Andy that it does not matter what happens to him now that Ben is dead, what is NOT an example he provides?
(a) A drug addict.
(b) A thief.
(c) A stain on the highway.
(d) A bum.

2. Andy characterizes himself as a person who has been exposed to what?
(a) Life's hard knocks.
(b) Violence.
(c) The real world.
(d) Ugliness.

3. The epigraph at the start of Part One is from which text?
(a) A General Theory of Human Violence.
(b) Anna Karenina.
(c) Crime and Punishment.
(d) War and Peace.

4. Whom does Andy order to get a confession from Patz?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Duffy.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Neal.

5. In what month of 2007 does Ben's murder take place?
(a) December.
(b) January.
(c) April.
(d) September.

6. Whom does Andy find in the upstairs bedroom of Ben's family's home when he goes to retrieve an object?
(a) Ben's sister.
(b) Ben's mother.
(c) Ben's grandmother.
(d) Ben's father.

7. How many stories does the Middlesex County Courthouse have?
(a) 8.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

8. Where is Andy during the search of the park ten days after Ben's murder?
(a) At his home.
(b) In the parking lot at the entrance to the park.
(c) At his office.
(d) Participating in the search in the park.

9. In what year does Neal subpoena Andy to appear in front of the grand jury?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2002.

10. When Laurie picks up the phone during dinner and experiences a fright, how many days are left until Jacob's trial?
(a) 111.
(b) 61.
(c) 151.
(d) 91.

11. Where does Patz say he had been the morning of Ben's murder?
(a) At home.
(b) In Cold Spring Park.
(c) At the library.
(d) At his mother's house.

12. Andy states that a grand jury proceeding is not a what?
(a) An official proceeding.
(b) A guaranteed win.
(c) A trial.
(d) Set in stone.

13. Andy says that though he does not yet know the identity of Ben's murderer, he feels a certain way about him already. How does Andy feel about Ben's murderer?
(a) He emulates him.
(b) He is impressed by him.
(c) He dislikes him.
(d) He feels angry at him.

14. To what location had Ben been walking when he was murdered?
(a) The synagogue.
(b) The public library.
(c) School.
(d) His girlfriend's house.

15. Jonathan tells which person that he or she is the ultimate decision-maker when it comes to the murder case?
(a) Neal.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Andy.
(d) Laurie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who provides instructions to the hundreds of volunteers gathered at the park ten days after Ben's murder?

2. Who discovers Ben's dead body?

3. Andy tells Duffy that who will make a fool of Duffy in court if Duffy does not run a clean and thorough investigation?

4. How does Laurie react when she hears the news that Jacob will be arrested for Ben's murder?

5. At what time in their lives had Laurie and Andy met?

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